(L-R):  Letitia Wright, David Jonsson, Winston Duke at 2026 Comic-Con

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(L-R): Letitia Wright, David Jonsson, Winston Duke at 2026 Comic-Con

David Jonsson, the 2023 Screen Star of Tomorrow and star of The Long Walk, was unveiled at Comic-Con over the weekend as the new Black Panther in Ryan Coogler’s upcoming third instalment for Disney/Marvel Studios.

Black Panther 3 is scheduled to open on December 15 2028 and follows the 2018 and 2022 tentpoles that combined for more than $2bn at the worldwide box office and starred the late Chadwick Boseman.

The Hall H unveiling in front of a typically passionate San Diego crowd means the UK actor whose credits include Alien: Romulus, Industry and Rye Lane will star alongside returning cast members Letitia Wright and Winston Duke.

True to form, Saturday’s Marvel Studios slot at the annual convention was packed with A-listers led by an Avengers: Doomsday panel featuring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. That film arrives on December 18 and is the first of two Doctor Doom stories from Anthony and Joe Russo. The second is scheduled for December 17, 2027.

Ryan Gosling at Comic-Con

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Ryan Gosling at Comic-Con

Ryan Gosling appeared on stage and ended months of speculation when he confirmed he will star as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze.

The Canadian A-lister reunites with his Star Wars: Starfighter director Shawn Levy for the 2028 release, which Jonathan Tropper is writing. Nicolas Cage starred in the 2007 and 2011 Ghost Rider films that were released by Sony and combiend for less than $375m worldwide.